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Rain Cloud SW 9639
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Undertone: Noticeable blue undertone
In CIELAB, Rain Cloud sits at L* 40.2, a* -3.7, b* -5.8. Its hue angle is 238° and its chroma is 6.8, so it leans blue clearly enough to notice on a full wall. It classifies as cool. Among Sherwin-Williams colors with a similar LRV (±5), it is warmer (more yellow) than 23%.
LRV 11.4: very dark
Light Reflectance Value runs from 0 (absolute black) to 100 (perfect white). At 11.4, Rain Cloud is lighter than 13% of Sherwin-Williams colors. Near-black depth. Use on doors, trim, cabinetry, exteriors or moody rooms with strong artificial lighting.
Closest Benjamin Moore match to Rain Cloud
Ranked by CIEDE2000 color difference (ΔE) computed from published RGB values. Below 2 is hard to tell apart on the wall; above 4 is a different color.
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nocturnal Gray | 2135-30 | 1.76 | Very close | |
| Powell Gray | CW-665 | 2.13 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Spellbound | 1659 | 2.88 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Closest Behr match to Rain Cloud
Ranked by CIEDE2000 color difference (ΔE) computed from published RGB values. Below 2 is hard to tell apart on the wall; above 4 is a different color. Behr does not publish LRV, so Behr values here are estimates.
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thunder Bay | ECC-35-3 | 1.39 | Very close | |
| Marine Magic | 740F-6 | 1.94 | Very close | |
| Calligraphy | N490-6 | 2.04 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Similar Sherwin-Williams colors
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grays Harbor | SW 6236 | 1.92 | Very close | |
| Outerspace | SW 6251 | 2.26 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Needlepoint Navy | SW 0032 | 2.35 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Waterloo | SW 9141 | 3.26 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Bunglehouse Blue | SW 0048 | 4.22 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Tempe Star | SW 6229 | 4.50 | Similar, clearly different |
Lighter and darker versions
Colors from Sherwin-Williams with nearly the same hue and saturation, one step lighter or darker.
- Roycroft Pewter SW 2848 · lighter, LRV 12.8
- Waterloo SW 9141 · lighter, LRV 13.0
- Web Gray SW 7075 · lighter, LRV 13.1
- Still Water SW 6223 · darker, LRV 10.1
- Peppercorn SW 7674 · darker, LRV 9.7
- Mineral Gray SW 2740 · darker, LRV 9.4
Colors that go with Rain Cloud
Color-theory pairings — the nearest Sherwin-Williams color to each rotated hue, keeping the same lightness and saturation:
- Manor House SW 7505 · complementary (180°)
- Still Water SW 6223 · analogous (−30°)
- Outerspace SW 6251 · analogous (+30°)
- Expressive Plum SW 6271 · triadic (120°)
- Pewter Green SW 6208 · triadic (240°)
Rain Cloud vs popular colors
- Van Deusen Blue (Benjamin Moore HC-156, ΔE 6.0) is about as light, more blue/cool, more red/pink, more saturated.
- Peppercorn (Sherwin-Williams SW 7674, ΔE 7.2) is darker (LRV 9.7 vs 11.4), more yellow/warm, more red/pink, more muted.
- Gray (Benjamin Moore 2121-10, ΔE 7.2) is about as light, more yellow/warm, more red/pink, more muted.